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1 argine
m embankment* * *argine s.m. embankment; bank; ( diga) dyke: argine ( naturale), levee // porre argine a qlco., (fig.) to stem (o to check) sthg.* * *['ardʒine]sostantivo maschile1) (di corso d'acqua) bank, embankment; (diga) dyke, dike AEargine naturale — levee AE
2) fig. (freno)mettere o porre un argine a qcs. — to clamp down on sth
* * *argine/'ardʒine/sostantivo m.1 (di corso d'acqua) bank, embankment; (diga) dyke, dike AE; argine naturale levee AE; il fiume ruppe gli -i the river broke its banks -
2 terrapieno
m embankment* * *terrapieno s.m.2 (mil.) terreplain, rampart, earthwork.* * *[terra'pjɛno]sostantivo maschile1) mil. terreplein, earthwork2) ferr. bank, embankment* * *terrapieno/terra'pjεno/sostantivo m.1 mil. terreplein, earthwork2 ferr. bank, embankment. -
3 diga
f (pl -ghe) fluviale damlitoranea dykeportuale breakwater* * *diga s.f.1 dam: diga a contrafforti, buttress dam; diga ad arco, arch dam; diga a gravità, gravity dam; diga a scogliera, rock-fill dam; diga di muratura, masonry dam; la diga cedette alla pressione dell'acqua, the dam gave away under the pressure of the water2 ( argine) dike, dyke: in Olanda è stata costruita una nuova diga, a new dyke has been built in Holland3 ( frangiflutti) breakwater4 (fig.) ( barriera difensiva) barrier, defence dike: opporre una diga alla corruzione dilagante, to erect a barrier against the spread of corruption.* * *1) (per trattenere l'acqua) dam, barrage, weir; (argine) embankment, dyke, dike AE2) fig. (barriera) barrier* * *digapl. - ghe /'diga, ge/sostantivo f. -
4 spalletta
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5 argine
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6 lungofiume
lungofiume s.m. riverside, embankment.* * *[lungo'fjume]sostantivo maschile riverfront, riverbank* * *lungofiume/lungo'fjume/sostantivo m.riverfront, riverbank. -
7 pignone
"pinnion;Ritzel;pinhão"* * *pignone s.m.1 ( argine) embankment2 (mecc.) pinion (gear): pignone a lanterna, lantern pinion; pignone conico, bevel pinion // (aut.) pignone satellite, ( di differenziale) planetary pinion.* * *[piɲ'ɲone]sostantivo maschile mecc. pinion* * *pignone/piŋ'ŋone/sostantivo m.mecc. pinion. -
8 argine sm
['ardʒine](di fiume) embankment, bankporre un argine a fig — to check, hold back
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9 lungarno sm
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10 lungofiume sm
[lunɡo'fjume] -
11 lungotevere sm
[lunɡo'tevere] -
12 terrapieno sm
[terra'pjɛno]embankment, bank -
13 ciglione
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14 greppo
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15 lungarno
lungarno s.m. the Arno embankment. -
16 lungopò
lungopò s.m. the Po embankment. -
17 lungosenna
lungosenna s.m. the Seine embankment. -
18 lungotevere
lungotevere s.m. the Tiber embankment. -
19 muraglione
muraglione s.m.1 massive wall; retaining wall; embankment: i muraglioni di un porto, seawalls2 (mar.) studding sail. -
20 murazzo
murazzo s.m. (spec. pl.) embankment: i murazzi della laguna di Venezia, the embankments of the lagoon of Venice.
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